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04/12/2026

Whom can somatic work be helpful for and in what ways can it help? Learn some of the many benefits here.

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03/28/2026

Learn about the positive results indicated by studies of how TRE is beneficial for anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, lowering salivary cortisol, and improving relationships!

Discover the results of 2 studies on TRE intervention. Evidence shows significant, durable reductions in depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms with rapid onset and lasting results.

03/12/2026

https://mountainandmeadowhealth.com/nutritional-principle-2-know-your-triggers/

Stop the guesswork in your diet. Learn how to identify personal food triggers, use a food journal for clarity, and understand how stress impacts your nutrition.

03/12/2026

https://mountainandmeadowhealth.com/nutritional-principle-1-striving-for-perfection-is-unrealistic-and-unhealthy/

Discover why rigid nutritional protocols can trigger stress responses that hinder healing. Explore a flexible, principle-based approach to health and digestion.

03/12/2026

https://mountainandmeadowhealth.com/nutritional-principles-overview/

Explore core nutritional principles built on 15 years of personal trial, error, and research. Start your journey with this high-level overview of wellness.

03/10/2026

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A lot of people hear the word narcissism and imagine one extreme caricature. But psychologically, it’s more like a spectrum.

At the healthy end, narcissism simply reflects a stable sense of self worth. The ability to feel proud of your accomplishments. The belief that your voice matters. In that form, it actually supports confidence, resilience, and healthy relationships.

The problems start when someone’s sense of worth becomes dependent on admiration, control, or superiority. What began as normal self-regard slowly shifts into insecurity that has to be constantly defended.

That’s why narcissism isn’t really about loving yourself too much. It’s about what happens when a fragile identity needs constant reinforcement from the outside.

Understanding the spectrum helps us move the conversation past labels and toward something more useful: recognizing patterns, protecting our wellbeing, and understanding where behavior is coming from.

Hope this helps 🌈

02/27/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞?⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖥𝗈𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗌𝖽𝗈𝗆 𝗈𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖻𝗈𝖽𝗒⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖡𝗈𝖽𝗒 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌, 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗎𝗅𝗌𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖢𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌𝗅𝗒 𝗈𝖻𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖳𝖱𝖤⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖤𝖯⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖱𝖾𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗋𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖳𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖳𝖺𝗅𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖡𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖱𝖾𝗀𝗎𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖲𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖽 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖲𝖺𝖿𝖾𝗍𝗒, 𝗇𝖾𝗎𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗁, 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖤𝗑𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗌⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝖢𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒⁣⁣⁣
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𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

02/21/2026

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02/17/2026

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When you disconnect, zone out and remove yourself from the present moment, this is a survival response.

At some point in your life, it wasn’t safe to be fully present in your body, so you drifted into the realm of your mind.

But staying up in your head keeps you disconnected from the now.
It numbs you out, not just from the painful stuff, but from the good stuff too.

When you shut down sensation to avoid pain, you also shut down joy, intimacy, creativity, pleasure and connection.

Living in your head has been brilliant armour. It protected you. It helped you handle whatever you were facing at the time.

But if your body no longer feels like home, the work isn’t to force yourself to be present.

The work is to gently teach your nervous system that it’s safe to return to sensation, to feeling, and eventually, to presence.

You deserve to feel at home inside yourself ❤️

01/27/2026

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01/27/2026

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